Minuscule 526 (in the Gregory-Aland numbering), 610 (Scrivener's numbering), ε 1127 (in the Soden numbering), is a

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manuscript A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced ...

of the

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, on a parchment, dated to the 11th century. The manuscript was adapted for

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use. It is lacunose.

Description

The codex contains the text of the

Gospel of Luke The Gospel of Luke), or simply Luke (which is also its most common form of abbreviation). tells of the origins, birth, ministry, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus Christ. Together with the Acts of the Apostles, it makes up a two ...

23:38-50; 24:46-53;

Gospel of John The Gospel of John ( grc, Εὐαγγέλιον κατὰ Ἰωάννην, translit=Euangélion katà Iōánnēn) is the fourth of the four canonical gospels. It contains a highly schematic account of the ministry of Jesus, with seven "sig ...

1:30-3:5 on 6 parchment leaves (size ). It is written in one column per page, 21 lines per page. The text is divided according to the (''chapters''), whose numbers are given the margin and their (''titles of chapters'') at the top of the pages. There is a division according to the Ammonian Sections (with a Harmony), but there is no references to the

Eusebian Canons Eusebian canons, Eusebian sections or Eusebian apparatus, also known as Ammonian sections, are the system of dividing the four Gospels used between late Antiquity and the Middle Ages. The divisions into chapters and verses used in modern texts ...

. It contains the table of the (''table of contents'') before Gospel of John, It contains a lectionary markings at the margin (for liturgical use), and incipits.

Text

The Greek text of the codex is a representative of the

Byzantine text-type In the textual criticism of the New Testament, the Byzantine text-type (also called Majority Text, Traditional Text, Ecclesiastical Text, Constantinopolitan Text, Antiocheian Text, or Syrian Text) is one of the main text types. It is the form f ...

. Aland placed it in Category V. Wisse did not examine this manuscript by using his profile method, because it has not in Luke chapters 1, 10, and 20.

History

The manuscript has been dated by the

INTF The Institute for New Testament Textual Research (german: Institut für neutestamentliche Textforschung — INTF) at the University of Münster, Westphalia, Germany, is to research the textual history of the New Testament and to reconstruct its G ...

on the

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ground to the 11th century. In the 15th century the manuscript was bound in a book of other matter, on a paper. The manuscript was added to the list of New Testament minuscule manuscripts by F. H. A. Scrivener (610) and

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(526). The manuscript is currently housed at the

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(MS. Barocci 59) in

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MS. Barocci 59
Images available on Digital Bodleian {{DEFAULTSORT:Minuscule 0526 Greek New Testament minuscules 11th-century biblical manuscripts Bodleian Library collection

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